Kurukshetra
district of Hariyana has total population of
964,655
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
510,976
are males while
453,679
are females. In 2011 there were total
188,143
families residing in Kurukshetra district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Kurukshetra district is
888.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
28.9%
people lives in Urban areas while
71.1%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84% while that in the rural areas is 73.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kurukshetra district is 862 while that of Rural areas is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurukshetra
district is 116957 which is
12%
of the total population. There are 64320 male children
and 52637 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurukshetra is
818
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Kurukshetra district.

The total literacy rate of
Kurukshetra district is
76.31%. The male literacy rate is 72.57% and the female
literacy rate is 60.85% in Kurukshetra district.

Population

964,655

Literacy

76.31%

Sex Ratio

888

To facilitate the administration, Kurukshetra district is further
divided into
3
Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Kurukshetra Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kurukshetra district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

116,957

64,320

52,637

Literacy

76.31%

72.57%

60.85%

Scheduled Caste

215,128

113,311

101,817

Scheduled Tribe

0

0

0

Illiterate

317,762

140,148

177,614

Caste-wise Population - Kurukshetra district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
22.3%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
0%
of total population in Kurukshetra district of Hariyana.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

215,128

113,311

101,817

Schedule Tribe

0

0

0

Religion-wise Population - Kurukshetra district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

805,175

(83.47%)

427,324

377,851

Muslim

15,970

(1.66%)

8,700

7,270

Christian

1,943

(0.2%)

1,043

900

Sikh

140,395

(14.55%)

73,268

67,127

Buddhist

214

(0.02%)

113

101

Jain

375

(0.04%)

200

175

Other Religion

106

(0.01%)

54

52

No Religion Specified

477

(0.05%)

274

203

Literacy Rate - Kurukshetra district

The total literacy rate of
Kurukshetra district was 76.31% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total
646,893 literates,
males were 370,828 while females were 276,065.
Also the male literacy rate was 83.02% and the female
literacy rate was 68.84% in Kurukshetra district.

Kurukshetra district

Hariyana

Female

68.84%

65.94%

Male

83.02%

84.06%

Total

76.31%

75.55%

Sex Ratio - Kurukshetra district

The Sex Ratio of Kurukshetra district is
888
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
888
females in Kurukshetra district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
818
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
888
) of Kurukshetra district.

Population Density - Kurukshetra district

The total area of Kurukshetra district is
1,530 km2.
Thus the density of Kurukshetra district is
630
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
74
sq. km. area is under urban region while
1,456
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Kurukshetra district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Kurukshetra, 28.95% people lived in urban regions
while 71.05% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 279,225 out of which 149,956 were males while remaining 129,269 were females.
In rural areas of Kurukshetra, male population was 361,020
while female population was 324,410.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Kurukshetra was 862 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Kurukshetra was 820
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Kurukshetra were 30,184 which is 10.81% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Kurukshetra was 899 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Kurukshetra was 818 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Kurukshetra for urban regions was 84.01 percent in which
males were 88.13% literate while female literacy stood at
79.26%. The total literate
population of Kurukshetra was 646,893. Similarly in rural areas of Kurukshetra, the
average literacy rate was 73.11 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 80.85% and
64.61% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Kurukshetra were 437,671.

Rural

Urban

Population %

71.05%

28.95%

Total population

685,430

279,225

Male population

361,020

149,956

Female population

324,410

129,269

Sex ratio

899

862

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

818

820

Child population

86,773

30,184

Literates

437,671

209,222

Average literacy

73.11%

84.01%

Male literacy

80.85%

88.13%

Female literacy

64.61%

79.26%

Child Population - Kurukshetra district

According to Census 2011, there were
116,957
children between age 0 to 6 years in Kurukshetra district. Out of
which
64,320
were male while
52,637
were female.

Working Population - Kurukshetra district

In Kurukshetra district out of total population, 336,780 were
engaged in work activities. 84.9% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 15.1% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 336,780 workers
engaged in Main Work, 64,853 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 61,286 were Agricultural labourer.